• Getting to the bottom of NJ’s impaired waters

    DEP, EPA, Rutgers launch Slocum glider project off Sandy Hook BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The Slocum glider floats in the ocean off the New Jersey coastline. The submersible research device will zigzag from Sandy Hook to Cape May throughout the summer, collecting data about the health and conditions of coastal waters. A submersible research…

  • Arts and culture shock

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Families seeking to give their kids a taste of culture and theater most likely conjure up neon images of Times Square and Manhattan’s well-trodden Great White Way. But there are some fantastic world-class and community theaters, cultural venues and art houses right here in our own backyards that are affordable and…

  • Patients may register now for medicinal marijuana ID

    The Department of Health has opened the Medicinal Marijuana Program (MMP) Patient Registry, allowing qualified patients and their caregivers to apply for identification cards. The registration process will be available on the department’s new medicinal marijuana webpage, which includes a checklist on how to register, answers to frequently asked questions, and a way to submit…

  • Where are the next government engineers, scientists?

    I have just finished watching the Military Channel’s presentation on the history of our submarine development during the Cold War. We far outdid the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and made it think twice about armed conflict with us. It takes the thinking of many technical minds to complete projects like that. I wonder…

  • Long Branch should not finance project

    Continuing to act as a bank, the City of Long Branch now wants to bond $24.9 million for the development of Pier Village Phase III (PV III). The problem is that the banking practices of the city have already left a more than $3 million hole in the taxpayers’ wallets in the form of an…

  • SCAN to hold 3K mall walk Sept. 8

    The Senior Citizens Activity Network (SCAN) will hold its first Family and Friends 3K Mall Walk 8-10 a.m. Sept. 8 at Monmouth Mall. This free walk is held in honor of, or in memory of, grandparents. “Whatever you call your grandparents, Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Pop Pop, we know they are national treasures and we want…

  • Database will expedite lease process for fort

    Cushman & Wakefield to begin marketing campaign for Fort Monmouth properties BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The master broker in charge of marketing Fort Monmouth properties is preparing a systematic approach to attracting investors and developers. “As you know before we go to the market, the Army and FMERA [Fort Monmouth Economic…

  • Golf tourney aids children of Marines

    OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation will host the 14th annual Jersey Shore Golf Tournament on Oct. 4 and celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary at Deal Golf and Country Club and Hollywood Golf Club, 652 Roseld Ave. Since 1962, the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation has honored Marines by educating their children, awarding more…

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